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Tetrao. i 7. Togatus, 275. 8. Shoulder-knot 
Grous. Groffe Gelinotte du Canada. Pi. enl. 104. 
Briffi I. 207. t, 2i. f. 1. Buffon Oifeaux II. p. 
287. 
Severn River, N° 60 and 61. Albany Fort 1 and 2. 
This bird anfwers the defcriptions given of it by 
the ornithologifts in all refpedls, and perfectly 
refembles the figure in Briffon, and in the 
Planches enluminees. It differs from Ed- 
wards’s ruffed heathcock, t. 248. or Lin- 
neus’s Tetrao umbellus, as the latter has 
not the fhining black axillar feathers, or 
fhoulder-knot, but a ferruginous one,, is much 
lefs, and has brighter colours. M. de Buf- 
fon, however, thinks they are the fame, 
and fufpedts at the fame time, that the bird 
which he calls la groffe Gelinotte du Canada 
(and which is the fame with the Society’s 
ipecimens) is the female of Mr. Edwards’s 
bird, t. 248. This conjecture is deflroyed 
by the fpecimens now fent from Hudfon’s 
Bay, which by the accounts from thence are 
exprefily faid to be males. The fhoulder- 
knot groufes bear the Indian name of Pujkee , 
or Pujpujkee , at Hudfon’s Bay, on account 
of the leanncfs and drynefs of their flefh, 
which is extremely white, and of a very clofe 
'texture, but when well prepared is excellent 
eating. They are pretty common at Moofe 
Fort and Henly Houfe, but are feldom feen 
at Albany Fort, or to the northward of the 
above places.. In winter -they feed upon ju- 
Tol. LXII. E « e niper 
